1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina House District 21
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
6 seats: Ruth E. Cook (D), Dan Blue (D), Marvin D. Musselwhite Jr. (D), Allen Adams (D), Aaron E. Fussell (D), Margaret Stamey (D) won.
6 seatsRuth E. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%42,610
Dan BlueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%40,935
Marvin D. Musselwhite Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%40,502
Allen AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%40,281
Aaron E. FussellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%39,720
Margaret StameyDemocrat · winner
10.3%38,890
Thomas N. McNamaraRepublican
6.6%25,154
Carol NemitzRepublican
6.1%22,940
Lenora EvansRepublican
5.8%21,866
Jack DanielRepublican
5.6%21,023
Phillip MatthewsRepublican
5.4%20,610
Ernest C. PearsonRepublican
5.3%19,951
John P. CunninghamLibertarian
0.3%983
Philip B. BrownLibertarian
0.3%965
Phil OrsbyLibertarian
0.2%863
Eric Edgar BehrensLibertarian
0.2%741
Timothy A. SpongLibertarian
0.2%730
378,767 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ruth E. Cook (D)Dan Blue (D)Marvin D. Musselwhite Jr. (D)Allen Adams (D)Aaron E. Fussell (D)Margaret Stamey (D)Thomas N. McNamara (R)Carol Nemitz (R)Lenora Evans (R)Jack Daniel (R)Phillip Matthews (R)Ernest C. Pearson (R)
Also on the ballot: John P. Cunningham (Libertarian), 0.3%; Philip B. Brown (Libertarian), 0.3%; Phil Orsby (Libertarian), 0.2%; Eric Edgar Behrens (Libertarian), 0.2%; Timothy A. Spong (Libertarian), 0.2%